The latest officially reported population of Malawi was 21,655,286 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malawi's population is 22,791,875 people compared to 9,933,235 in Togo.
Population statistics:
- Malawi's population is 2.29 times bigger than Togo's.
- Malawi is ranked the 61st most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
- The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.28% for Malawi vs 0.12% for Togo.
- For the last 10 years, Malawi has had an average growth rate of +2.7% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
- Since 2006, the population of Malawi has increased from 13.2M people to 22.8M (72.7% growth), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.93M (65.3% growth).
- Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.1M people compared to the peak of 26.3M people in 2100 for Togo.
Malawi vs Togo: live population counter
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| Current population |
22791875
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9933235
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| Population rank | 61/197 | 97/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.28% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
57.3 seconds
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2.49 minutes
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| One birth every |
47.6 seconds
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1.81 minutes
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| One death every |
4.64 minutes
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7.33 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 hours
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37.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,507 | -14,014 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,509 | +578 |
| Annual growth/decline | +550,804 | +210,899 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.61% | +2.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 26/197 | 40/197 |
Malawi and Togo: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,628,134 | 1,673,110 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,715,534 | 1,702,717 | 2.41% | 1.77% |
| 1962 | 3,806,307 | 1,732,959 | 2.44% | 1.78% |
| 1963 | 3,900,506 | 1,765,072 | 2.47% | 1.85% |
| 1964 | 3,997,305 | 1,803,440 | 2.48% | 2.17% |
| 1965 | 4,096,157 | 1,853,771 | 2.47% | 2.79% |
| 1966 | 4,197,926 | 1,918,513 | 2.48% | 3.49% |
| 1967 | 4,303,012 | 1,995,890 | 2.5% | 4.03% |
| 1968 | 4,411,054 | 2,080,226 | 2.51% | 4.23% |
| 1969 | 4,521,184 | 2,164,814 | 2.5% | 4.07% |
| 1970 | 4,633,944 | 2,244,773 | 2.49% | 3.69% |
| 1971 | 4,751,434 | 2,317,976 | 2.54% | 3.26% |
| 1972 | 4,874,475 | 2,384,994 | 2.59% | 2.89% |
| 1973 | 5,003,938 | 2,448,749 | 2.66% | 2.67% |
| 1974 | 5,141,337 | 2,511,760 | 2.75% | 2.57% |
| 1975 | 5,287,367 | 2,574,622 | 2.84% | 2.5% |
| 1976 | 5,443,384 | 2,637,796 | 2.95% | 2.45% |
| 1977 | 5,614,983 | 2,701,894 | 3.15% | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 5,810,132 | 2,768,148 | 3.48% | 2.45% |
| 1979 | 6,028,749 | 2,839,854 | 3.76% | 2.59% |
| 1980 | 6,265,529 | 2,920,894 | 3.93% | 2.85% |
| 1981 | 6,516,454 | 3,013,043 | 4% | 3.15% |
| 1982 | 6,778,879 | 3,115,042 | 4.03% | 3.39% |
| 1983 | 7,051,709 | 3,222,899 | 4.02% | 3.46% |
| 1984 | 7,332,810 | 3,332,837 | 3.99% | 3.41% |
| 1985 | 7,620,508 | 3,441,091 | 3.92% | 3.25% |
| 1986 | 7,906,480 | 3,547,952 | 3.75% | 3.11% |
| 1987 | 8,293,174 | 3,657,508 | 4.89% | 3.09% |
| 1988 | 8,753,262 | 3,769,742 | 5.55% | 3.07% |
| 1989 | 9,176,220 | 3,883,411 | 4.83% | 3.02% |
| 1990 | 9,545,852 | 3,998,761 | 4.03% | 2.97% |
| 1991 | 9,844,227 | 4,115,560 | 3.13% | 2.92% |
| 1992 | 10,135,079 | 4,233,617 | 2.95% | 2.87% |
| 1993 | 10,284,024 | 4,207,453 | 1.47% | -0.62% |
| 1994 | 10,164,894 | 4,222,940 | -1.16% | 0.37% |
| 1995 | 10,150,117 | 4,410,832 | -0.15% | 4.45% |
| 1996 | 10,352,228 | 4,577,860 | 1.99% | 3.79% |
| 1997 | 10,562,035 | 4,725,030 | 2.03% | 3.21% |
| 1998 | 10,792,876 | 4,860,913 | 2.19% | 2.88% |
| 1999 | 11,047,804 | 5,000,269 | 2.36% | 2.87% |
| 2000 | 11,315,942 | 5,140,037 | 2.43% | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 11,593,058 | 5,277,382 | 2.45% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 11,880,440 | 5,413,274 | 2.48% | 2.57% |
| 2003 | 12,181,574 | 5,552,167 | 2.53% | 2.57% |
| 2004 | 12,500,737 | 5,696,508 | 2.62% | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 12,840,031 | 5,844,631 | 2.71% | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 13,198,701 | 6,010,668 | 2.79% | 2.84% |
| 2007 | 13,576,343 | 6,188,344 | 2.86% | 2.96% |
| 2008 | 13,976,417 | 6,368,812 | 2.95% | 2.92% |
| 2009 | 14,395,788 | 6,551,865 | 3% | 2.87% |
| 2010 | 14,826,463 | 6,732,590 | 2.99% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 15,265,022 | 6,916,474 | 2.96% | 2.73% |
| 2012 | 15,709,577 | 7,100,736 | 2.91% | 2.66% |
| 2013 | 16,161,816 | 7,285,442 | 2.88% | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 16,621,538 | 7,472,450 | 2.84% | 2.57% |
| 2015 | 17,085,587 | 7,663,195 | 2.79% | 2.55% |
| 2016 | 17,557,739 | 7,858,289 | 2.76% | 2.55% |
| 2017 | 18,039,715 | 8,057,140 | 2.75% | 2.53% |
| 2018 | 18,528,081 | 8,258,778 | 2.71% | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 19,025,752 | 8,463,068 | 2.69% | 2.47% |
| 2020 | 19,533,888 | 8,669,720 | 2.67% | 2.44% |
| 2021 | 20,047,258 | 8,878,379 | 2.63% | 2.41% |
| 2022 | 20,568,728 | 9,089,738 | 2.6% | 2.38% |
| 2023 | 21,104,482 | 9,304,337 | 2.6% | 2.36% |
| 2024 | 21,655,286 | 9,515,236 | 2.61% | 2.27% |
| 2025 | 22,216,113 | 9,721,602 | 2.59% | 2.17% |
| 2026 | 22,785,530 | 9,930,918 | 2.56% | 2.15% |
| 2027 | 23,366,187 | 10,142,999 | 2.55% | 2.14% |
| 2028 | 23,954,450 | 10,356,490 | 2.52% | 2.1% |
| 2029 | 24,553,499 | 10,572,459 | 2.5% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 25,160,293 | 10,792,996 | 2.47% | 2.09% |
| 2031 | 25,763,534 | 11,018,537 | 2.4% | 2.09% |
| 2032 | 26,366,760 | 11,246,761 | 2.34% | 2.07% |
| 2033 | 26,978,417 | 11,475,981 | 2.32% | 2.04% |
| 2034 | 27,595,295 | 11,705,821 | 2.29% | 2% |
| 2035 | 28,213,784 | 11,937,680 | 2.24% | 1.98% |
| 2036 | 28,835,595 | 12,170,503 | 2.2% | 1.95% |
| 2037 | 29,462,509 | 12,404,358 | 2.17% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 30,081,741 | 12,641,136 | 2.1% | 1.91% |
| 2039 | 30,691,578 | 12,881,277 | 2.03% | 1.9% |
| 2040 | 31,302,092 | 13,121,350 | 1.99% | 1.86% |
| 2041 | 31,911,242 | 13,361,755 | 1.95% | 1.83% |
| 2042 | 32,517,509 | 13,604,976 | 1.9% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 33,122,481 | 13,851,197 | 1.86% | 1.81% |
| 2044 | 33,736,523 | 14,099,654 | 1.85% | 1.79% |
| 2045 | 34,350,947 | 14,347,507 | 1.82% | 1.76% |
| 2046 | 34,959,606 | 14,595,248 | 1.77% | 1.73% |
| 2047 | 35,567,989 | 14,841,668 | 1.74% | 1.69% |
| 2048 | 36,165,757 | 15,088,054 | 1.68% | 1.66% |
| 2049 | 36,760,998 | 15,337,435 | 1.65% | 1.65% |
| 2050 | 37,361,672 | 15,584,780 | 1.63% | 1.61% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malawi increased by 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth), while Togo gained 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malawi gained 5,234,136 (a 29.8% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,074,946 (a 26.4% growth).
Malawi was ranked 69th most populous country in 2006 and is 61st in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Malawi's population will grow by 63.9% to 37,361,672 people with a rank change from 61st to 55th. The population of Togo will increase by 56.9% to 15,584,780 people and rank change from 97th to 82nd.
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Population differences between Malawi and Togo
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| Life expectancy | 67.9 years | 63.3 years |
| Average age | 22.8 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 18.9 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 4.19 births per woman |
| Population density | 595 ppl/mi² | 453 ppl/mi² |
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